it was too late. -- 22-year-old joshua coleman inside. it was too late. fire officials are not sure how long he had been there. >>> the expected firing of redskins coach jim zorn. according to an official with the nfl, he will be fired sometime today. the redskins wrapped up the disain't position season yesterday falling to the chargers 23-20. following the game, zorn was asked about reports that he is out. >> i have had no indication of that and i would not even comment on that until -- there re a lot of things out there as far as stories. i get that. but i'm working on our team meeting. i'm working on our off-season schedule and until i'm -- until it's told on any other effort, i'm getting ready. >> dave ross and lindsey murphy will join us live in just a little bit with more on the expected firing of jim zorn and all looking at possible replacements. >>> five d.c. area men suspected in a terror plot are in court today. also, the latest on a threat against the u.s. embassy. >>> the tallest new building in the world is set to open with a little mystery.

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the victim identified as 22-year-old joshua coleman of arlington. rescuers tried to get to him but it was too late. it happen in the creek south of the p street overpass. >>> prepare for some longer trips on metro. l this month, because of maintenance work on the red, blew and orange lines. the work starts around 8:00 p.m. sunday to thursday nights throughout the month of january. plan on add aing 20 to 30 minutes to your trip when the work is underway. those are the stories we're following everywhere at 11:00. . >>> hear that? a chilly start to the new year. a bitter blast of cold air affecting all of us. the winds are strong and temps are dangerously low. homeless shelters have filled up fast as the icy weather set n the arlington county emergency shelter filled up very fast. by 6:30 it was just ten people shy of capacity. >> i slept outside for like a month before i came here. it's lovely to have a warm bed when it's cold outside. >> it's exceptionally cold out there right now. the chance to get a sufficient amount of sleep is really helpful. >>

joshua coleman was found inside his car in the water off of rock creek parkway. he car had overturned into the frozen creek. coleman graduated from hopkins in 2009. u.s. police are trying to determine how his car ended up in the creek. >>> the man wanted in the thanksgiving murder has been found hiding at a key with west motel. the owners were watching tv when they recognized the man. the father of one of the women killed was relieved. he has been walking around with a loaded shot begun. >> i thought if this guy comes in and doesn't care if he dies, heck kill me before the cop even gets, and kill my wife and i before the cop could even get out of their car. he is accused of killing four relatives in the state of florida and has been hiding out there ever since. >>> a scare at the seattle l tacoma international airport as a man locked himself in the restroom saying he has a gun. police -- he was arrested of course. police did not find a weapon and they're trying to figure out a motive for what he did. >>> flying into the united states got tougher as new security ru

police say 22-year-old joshua coleman was trapped inside the car. he graduated from johns hopkins last year and investigators are now trying to piece together what happened. >> anything that we find on the scene as far as skid marks or broken tees and that type of thing is going to be part of the investigation. right now we have not determined where the vehicle came. >> it took several hours and three different tow trucks to pull the badly damaged car out of the ice. >>> maryland transit authority police are seek witnesses to the death of a pedestrian who was found dead along the northbound lanes of the harbor tunnel throughway. police have identified him as 23-year-old christian of baltimore city. they ask anyone with information on the death to give them a call. >>> as maryland's unemployment rate climbs, state leaders are set to begin debating salary increases. governor o'malley and general assembly will discuss whether to give themselves pay raises when the legislative session opens next week. one option being considered is a pay increase for ne

. >> reporter: the victim has been identified of joshua coleman from arlington. there was hope of survival and the occupant was rushed to nearby gw hospital in grave condition. >> looks like the car may have been in the creek for quite some time. it's important to note that with cold water such as this, sometimes we do get the chance of getting a resuscitation out of it. >> reporter: the victim did not survive. >> is an unwitnessed event. no telling how long the victim was in the water. again, we don't have any timelines he. >> reporter: the investigation now turns to just how the vehicle left the road, whether another vehicle was involved. how this accident happened. how it ended up with the most tragic of conclusions. derrick ward, news 4. >> the u.s. park police want anyone who saw the

. >> the victim has been identified as 22-year-old joshua coleman of arlington, virginia. >>> after losingast week they needed to bounce back. they did. the terps righted the ship in winning 97-63. it was a gut check because acc regular season starts sunday at home against florida state. this is the same floor that the borough coliseum that will host the tournament in march. >>> and professional bull riders head to carpal city for two doctor charm city for two nights. it's the second stop of the 2010 built ford tough series. >>> 6:54. you're either sad or breathing a huge sigh of relief. the holiday season is over. now time to take down the decorations and take down the tree. in howard county there's important information. you can take the tree to thal if a ridge -- alpha ridge landfill today through saturday during the day. make sure the decorations are off the tree. there are also several dropoff sites at hardware stores and parks. for a list of all the places go to abc2news.com and look under the top stories. >>> 6:54. a tradition that goes back a lot of years. the folks at the jarretts

. >> the victim is identified as 22-year-old joshua coleman of arlington, virginia. >>> high winds anding temperatures are making for miserable situations in washington. a wind gust took out this giant tree and power lines there. crews spent yesterday trying to repair the damage. the downed power lines caused a minor power outage but customers there quickly got back on line. >>> we're not the only ones getting hammered by the cold arctic winds. all up and down the east coast people are braving bone-chilling temperatures and many folks opted to stay indoors, others decided to venture out. in north carolina some brave souls headed to a farmers market in durham. one man said he was so cold he couldn't get the money out of his pocket. not even hot chocolate could warm him up. in maine, the problem there was the snow, most of the state got a foot or more, portland got away with a measly eight inches. snowy roads are making it tough to drive on. plows are out in the highways and in town everyone is trying to get a jump on the clean-up. >>> it looks nice there. check out another post card sce

the wheem of 22-year-old joshua coleman's car was sticking out of the frozen creek.as submerged in about five or six feet of water. >>> unwitnessed event as far as i know and so no telling how long this person was in the water. of course the longer you're in, the more potential for fatal outcome. but, again, we don't have any timelines here. >>> investigators are trying to figure out why the vehicle left the road and if another car was involved. u.s. park police want anyone who saw the accident to give him a call. >>> coming up, the security breach that shut down one of the country's largest airports. >>> also at 6:00 a.m. more on the breaking news out of redskins park. jim zorn is out, fired overnight. we'll be back. >>> good morning. welcome back. breaking news this morning. it is now official, jim zorn is no longer the head coach of the washington redskins. he was fired overnight just after the team came home from san diego. >>> thanks for joining us this morning on "news4 today." i'm eun yang. >>> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs on this monday, january 4, 2010

rescue crews chip wade at the ice and found 22-year-old joshua coleman of arlington inside. it was too late to save him. fire officials aren't sure how long he had been in the creek. >>> we talked about the school delays. before our first closing. fairette county schools are now closed for the day -- garrett county schools are now closed for the day. can you find a full list on myfoxdc.com. >>> a thanksgiving day rampage claimed four members of the same family including a 6-year- old girl. over the weekend, the suspect is captured thanks to america's most wanted. we're live with that story next. >>> also straight ahead, why the new year is bringing a lot of new delays for metro riders. we'll share the details of how your commute might be impacted. >>> still more to come on our top story, the reported firing of redskins coach jim zorn. our coverage continues whether we check in with dave ross who is in san diego for the final game of the skins' season. does your phone surf the web ? does your phone surf the web with the speed and power of a pro surfer at pipeline ? does it br

. >>> this evening police identified the victim as 22-year-old joshua coleman of arlington. >>> anothernvestigation getting fast results in the district, d.c. police made an arrest in the city's first murder of the year. it happened at an apartment complex here on mississippi avenue in southeast last night when police got there they found zachary funky stabbed in the chest. he died at the hospital. 44-year-old terrence brooks was arrested and charged. dfk recorded s lowt murder rate in 45 years in 2009. >>> the redskins take to the field one last time. this season and the burgundy and gold almost went out with a win but the chargers just wouldn't let it happen. appropriately ending the season as it's gone all along. dave feldman is here with more on the skins' season if final. jim zorn had something to play for but not his job. that ship had sailed. he was playing not to be last. with a loss in san diego his two year record would be 12-20 tieing steve spurrier for the worst redskins coaching record a distinction he didn't want. zorn coaching the burgundy and gold poibly for the last tim

joshua coleman was pronounced dead at the scene.after spotting the car many the creek under the ice. >>> nearly a thousand friends and family gathered on saturday to say a final good-bye to sarah foxwell who was found dead after being abducted from her bed. murder charges are pending against thomas leggs and lock down a wild card spot for running back lewis who racked up three touchdowns, the ravens win 32-1 before 13. stay with wjz. up next, gilbert afor all the wrong reasons as he prepares to, >>> you're looking at a live shot of the city and central park. 12 degrees i understand when mr. harry smith walked across the park this morning. >> balmy. >> why do you do it when it's so cold? >>. >> it's not an issue, it's just why wouldn't you. >> okay. because it's cold. >> it's chilly. >> invigorating, i bet. >> hearty mid western. it's not a big deal for us. >> i'd sit in the car. >>> with he will come back. coming up, very important information for parents. et's long been thought that teenagers do not need as much sleep as younger ki